Stewart-Lee House Marker

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Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Stewart-Lee House

By Bernard Fisher, July 3, 2009

1. Stewart-Lee House Marker

Inscription. Built in 1844 for Norman Stewart, a Scottish tobacco merchant, the house was rented from his nephew, John Stewart, by Gen. Robert E. Lee's family during the Civil War. Following Lee's surrender at Appomattox, he lived here for just over two months. In 1893, John Stewart's widow and daughters donated the house to the Virginia Historical Society, which occupied it until 1958. Subsequently, it was used by the Museum of the Confederacy and Historic Richmond Foundation. The building, the sole survivor of Stewart's Row, is one of the finest Greek Revival town houses in the city.

Erected 2008 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SA 44.)

Location. 37° 32.393′ N, 77° 26.218′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. Marker is at the intersection of East Franklin Street and North 7th Street, on the right when traveling east on East Franklin Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richmond VA 23219, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Anna Maria Lane (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); The Bell Tower (about 600 feet away); Edgar Allen Poe (about 600 feet away); Richmond Evacuation Fire (about 700 feet away); Zero Milestone (about 700 feet away); Harry Flood Byrd (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Washington Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Inauguration of Davis (approx. 0.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Richmond.

By Bernard Fisher, July 3, 2009

2. Stewart-Lee House Marker

Regarding Stewart-Lee House. ...Brady photographed Lee on the porch of his home in Richmond shortly after the surrender. As he recalled in 1891, "It was supposed that after his defeat it would be preposterous to ask him to sit, but I thought that to be the time for the historical picture. He allowed me to come to his house and photograph him on his back porch in several situations. Of course I had known him since the Mexican War when he was upon Gen. Scott's staff, and my request was not as from an intruder". www.npg.si.edu/exh/brady/gallery/61gal.html

Also see . . .
1. The Home Builders Association of Virginia (HBAV). The History of the Stewart-Lee House. (Submitted on July 4, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
2. National Park Service - Richmond. Stewart-Lee House. (Submitted on July 4, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)
3. Information about Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., during the Civil War. Civil War Richmond (Submitted on October 28, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)